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Horizons US Enters into Strategic Partnership with Cadence Capital Management

QYLD, DAX | November 16, 2017

Horizons US Enters into Strategic Partnership with Cadence Capital Management

Relationship will culminate in launch of actively managed products

Horizons ETFs Management (US) LLC ("Horizons US"), has partnered with Cadence Capital Management (“Cadence”) to develop a series of actively managed, transparent ETFs.

Cadence, founded in 1988 and based in Boston, manages approximately $4.4 billion in assets and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Pacific Life Insurance Company.

“Cadence is an industry leader when it comes to factor-driven strategies, and the team has a tremendous amount of experience,” said Garrett Paolella, Managing Director at Horizons US. “Like Horizons US, Cadence is powered by a client-driven ethos and takes pride in building and managing investment vehicles that mitigate risk while providing income.”

“Horizons US has established itself as a leader in options and covered call investing,” said Michael Skillman, CEO of Cadence Capital Management. “Together, our firms share a commitment to launching innovative, sophisticated products.”

Horizons US is a unit of Mirae Asset Global Investments' $17.5 billion ETF platform, Horizons ETFs Group, and offers a suite of innovative ETFs: Horizons Nasdaq 100 Covered Call ETF (Nasdaq: QYLD), Horizons S&P 500^® Covered Call ETF (NYSE Arca: HSPX), and Horizons DAX Germany ETF (Nasdaq: DAX).

Horizons US and Cadence have filed a preliminary prospectus detailing their first fund offering which is slated to launch in the New Year. More information can be found here.

About the Horizons ETFs Group

Horizons ETFs Management (US) LLC is a member of the Horizons ETFs Group. The Horizons ETFs Group consists of innovative financial services companies offering regional families of ETFs in Canada, Korea, Hong Kong, Australia, the United States and Colombia. Currently, all of the ETFs offered by these companies use the Horizons ETFs’ brand with the exception of the “BetaShares” family of ETFs in Australia and the “Mirae Asset Tiger ETFs” family in Korea. With approximately U.S. $17.5 billion in assets under management and 235 ETF listings worldwide (as of 11/3/2017), the Horizons ETFs Group makes up one of the largest collective families of ETFs in the world. All of the Horizons ETFs Group companies and affiliates are subsidiaries of Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd. https://US.HorizonsETFs.com

About Cadence Capital Management

Founded in 1988, Cadence Capital manages approximately $4.4 billion on behalf of institutions, mutual funds and high net worth individuals. Cadence employs a disciplined, systematic investment approach across global equity markets to meet its client’s needs. For additional information, please visit www.CadenceCapital.com.

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